21 Fake News Stories With Real World Consequences

#21. The Pope Never Endorsed Donald Trump for President

As much as Donald Trump would have loved for this to be true – it never happened. This fake news story made the rounds and people believed it because let’s face it, the Trump campaign needed all the help it could get.

The report was false and the fake news headlines have since been mostly removed from the internet but if you look hard enough you’re almost sure to find remnants of the old and unsubstantiated report.